Natural Gas Competition Act of 1985

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Natural Gas Competition Act of 1985 - Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to require pipelines, distribution companies, and gathering systems to transport natural gas on a non-discriminatory basis, according to available capacity and publicly filed tariffs. Exempts from this Act natural gas transporters under jurisdiction of a State commission which has certified to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that: (1) its regulations are comparable to those of FERC; or (2) that such natural gas transporters are indeed providing non-discriminatory gas transportation service. Directs FERC to require each pipeline to file semi-annual reports regarding its transportation capacities. Grants FERC authority to require a pipeline or distribution company to comply with gas transportation requests if the Commission has determined that available capacity for such transportation exists, or to desist from transportation if capacity is lacking. Directs FERC to: (1) establish a methodology to determine pipeline capacity to transport the natural gas requested; and (2) prescribe regulations to allocate pipeline capacity when such pipeline is insufficient to satisfy all transportation obl…